Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr

Private foundation · Grantmaker Greenville, SC EIN: 57-6019438

Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr is a private foundation, based in Greenville, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $89K. Net investment income was $125K.

Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr at a glance

In short: Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr gave $89K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$89,000
+4.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+80.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,889
-41.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$1,805,126
+1.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Carolina (74% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Hope Scholars Academy: $30KHope Scholars Academy$30KLAMB Institute: $20KLAMB Institute$20KKerr County Flood Relief: $10KKerr County Flood Relief$10KMozen Housing Group: $10KMozen Housing Group$10KAnglican Diocese in New England (Dandelion Ministries): $5KAnglican Diocese in NewEngland (Dandelion Ministries)$5KCharleston Day School: $5KCharleston Day School$5KSouth Fork Legacy: $5KSouth Fork Legacy$5KHelp the Persecuted: $3KHelp the Persecuted$3KChrist Church Anglican: $1KChrist Church Anglican$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hope Scholars Academy ($30K). Together the top 9 received $89K.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

CharlestonMt PleasantNorth CharlestonAmesburyAtlantaColumbiaCotchogueDaniel IslandHodgesHonea PathKerrvilleNew YorkOneidaSullivans IslandSummervilleWashington

How Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr gives

  • Giving grew 191% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K4 grants2020 5 grants2021 2 grants2022 6 grants2023 5 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2022) to $89K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $89K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hope Scholars Academy North Charleston, SCSupport Charitable Activities$30,000
LAMB Institute Mt Pleasant, SCSupport Charitable Activities$20,000
Kerr County Flood Relief Kerrville, TXSupport Charitable Activities$10,000
Mozen Housing Group Summerville, SCSupport Charitable Activities$10,000
Anglican Diocese in New England (Dandelion Ministries) Cotchogue, NYSupport Charitable Activities$5,000
Charleston Day School Charleston, SCSupport Charitable Activities$5,000
South Fork Legacy Oneida, TNSupport Charitable Activities$5,000
Help the Persecuted Atlanta, GASupport Charitable Activities$3,000
Christ Church Anglican Mount Pleasant, SCSupport Charitable Activities$1,000
Your AI grants department

Ready to take the next step with Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr?

Fully replaces Grant database subscriptions Instrumentl · Foundation Directory · GrantStation & similar

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,805,126$140,429$107,095$89,0009$90,900$124,601$99,808
2024$1,772,057$131,320$103,208$85,0005$86,850$116,210$92,843
2023$1,767,614$96,882$100,987$83,0006$84,800$82,857$84,384
2022$1,703,924$181,125$45,167$30,6002$32,300$169,895$84,835
2021$1,307,045$200,947$81,684$59,2505$60,850$186,889$71,747
2020$1,187,782$265,862$63,787$50,0004—$253,920$59,896

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr reported a distributable amount of $100K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr is led by Robert S Small Jr., Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert S Small Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr

How much does Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr give each year?

Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr gave $89K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $85K across 5 grants.

What is Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr's typical grant size?

Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $9,889, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr give grants?

Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr gives mostly in South Carolina: 74% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (11%) and New York (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Mt Pleasant, SC (2 grants).

Does Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Charitable Activities" (9 grants).

Who are Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr's largest grantees?

Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr's largest 2025 grantees include Hope Scholars Academy ($30,000), LAMB Institute ($20,000) and Kerr County Flood Relief ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr?

Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $91K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $100K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr's EIN?

Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-6019438. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Explore Open Grants

Browse active grant opportunities in Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr's focus areas in our free grants database

Similar Funders

Funders with grantees in common, and similar funders in South Carolina

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc

Memphis, TN

The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis supports community needs, nonprofit capacity building, and donor-directed and theme-based grants, with awards across West Tennessee, eastern Arkansas, and northern Mississippi. Its 2025 grants had a median of $20,200, though amounts varied widely; unsolicited requests are accepted only through specific application-based opportunities, not stated as a general process.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$953.1M

Grants

761

Total Given

$134.3M

Lynch Family Foundation

Charleston, SC

The Lynch Family Foundation supports charitable organizations, with 2024 grants spanning domestic-violence services, food access, safe water, and community ministry; most funding went to South Carolina, with smaller amounts to Wisconsin, Colorado, and New Mexico. Its 13 grants ranged from $500 to $59,300, with a median of $2,064. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets

$440K

Grants

13

Total Given

$93K

John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation

Chicago, IL

The MacArthur Foundation funds work advancing a more just, verdant, and peaceful world, including climate solutions, criminal justice, journalism, technology, and Chicago. In 2024, its grants had a median of $160,000, though awards ranged widely; it generally does not accept unsolicited requests, with possible exceptions for specific open calls or proposals that meet program guidelines.

Assets

$9.3B

Grants

1,086

Total Given

$356.1M

The Community Foundation of Northwest Georgia Inc

Dalton, GA

The Community Foundation of Northwest Georgia funds arts and culture, education, social services, historic preservation, environmental projects, and other community needs. Its competitive Community Grants are typically $1,000–$4,000 for qualified local organizations in Bartow, Whitfield, and Gordon Counties; Operation Round Up grants offer up to $10,000 to eligible organizations in member service counties. The profile describes application cycles for these programs but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted for other grants.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$96.6M

Grants

143

Total Given

$5.6M

Karp Foundation Inc

Santa Fe, NM

Assets

$344

Grants

3

Total Given

$35K

Central Carolina Community Foundation

Columbia, SC

Central Carolina Community Foundation funds education, human services, health, arts and culture, community development, disaster relief, and related community initiatives through specific grant programs. Its 2025 grants had a median of $20,000, and it primarily serves 11 Midlands counties while also funding statewide and nationally. It accepts applications through its online portal during published grant periods for specific opportunities; some programs are invitation-only.

Assets

$264.3M

Grants

488

Total Given

$26.5M

More similar funders

More Funders in South Carolina

The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open

Figures come from Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.

Thomas G Small Foundation CO Robert S Small Jr down — hundreds of funders to go?

Want AI to do this for you?